Pearlspear Courier
Creature — Human Soldier
You may choose not to untap this creature during your untap step.
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: Target Soldier creature gets +2/+2 and has vigilance for as long as this creature remains tapped.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Onslaught
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #30599
Pearlspear Courier hands attacking creatures a +1/+1 counter and lifelink for a turn — a meaningful combat swing — but at four mana for a 3/3 with no evasion, the body doesn't justify the slot in most powered lists. Narrow enough that you run it only when you're specifically building around combat-step triggers or lifelink synergies.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Pearlspear Courier is a fringe inclusion at best — four mana is a real cost in a format where removal is plentiful and a 3/3 without evasion dies to most blockers before it matters. It has a home in dedicated go-wide white aggro decks that want to convert wide attacks into life totals, but those decks are uncommon in EDH. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant; neither format has any interest in a four-mana creature that offers no immediate board impact. Pearlspear Courier is a Commander-only conversation, and even there it's a deck-specific role-player rather than a staple.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Pearlspear Courier is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or from a commons box. That price reflects its narrow application accurately and isn't going anywhere.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.